2022: The Year of the Hangover?
The global recovery has slowed down significantly since the peak of the reopening effect in June 2021. What many expected would be a multiyear cycle of above-trend growth is proving to be a more modest bounce. Furthermore, according to Bloomberg
Do we still need beauty pageants in an already sexist world?
With Harnaaz Sandhu becoming Miss Universe 2021 at the age of 21 being celebrated, there is another dimension to such beauty pageants being organized and we must not forget to look at it. It is definitely a moment of pride
The Postwar Renaissance I: Libertarianism
For a while the postwar ideological climate seemed to be the same as during the war: internationalism, statism, adulation of economic planning and the centralized state, were rampant everywhere. During the first postwar year, 1945–46, I entered Columbia Graduate School,
Kyle Rittenhouse; a national hero?
Kyle Rittenhouse – the name might not ring a bell to most now, but this young man had been in the spotlight of media attention in late 2020, and for all the wrong reasons. The then 17- year old had
The Federal Reserve Keeps Buying Mortgages
Runaway house price inflation continues to characterize the U.S. market. House prices across the country rose 15.8% on average in October 2021 from the year before. U.S. house prices are far over their 2006 Bubble peak, and remain over the
America’s Legitimacy Crisis Heats Up
From those who view America as an irredeemably racist nation to those who believe the 2020 election was stolen, Americans are losing confidence in the political system at remarkable rates. For two straight elections, Americans have questioned the legitimacy of the
Bimetallism, Gresham’s Law, and Coinage
A. Bimetallism Government imposes price controls largely in order to divert public attention from governmental inflation to the alleged evils of the free market. As we have seen, "Gresham's Law"—that an artificially overvalued money tends to drive an artificially undervalued money
Misunderstanding Demonstrated Preference
In the past few weeks, I’ve been involved in an email exchange about the differences in methodology between the Austrian school and the Chicago school. The correspondence has revealed some surprising misunderstandings of a key Austrian view, demonstrated preference, and
Equality and Fairness for All but Property Owners
The grossly misnamed Equality Act is a government attack on the rights of private property, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, free enterprise, and freedom of contract. According to the official summary of bill (H.R.5): This bill prohibits discrimination based on
The Weaponization of January 6
In the first Radio Rothbard of 2022, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the regime's portrayal of the one-year anniversary of January 6. While most Americans may care more about kitchen table issues than Washington's hysterics, already we have seen the state